Paris

Kim Kardashian West. French police arrested 17 suspects in connection with the October robbery of West in Paris. (PA Wire/Abaca Press/TNS)

Seventeen arrested with links to Kardashian West heist in Paris

PARIS — French police arrested 17 suspects in connection with the October…

 

Kim Kardashian (who turned 36 today) has been on a social media break since she was robbed in Paris; grainy video of the alleged suspects was recently released by French authorities. (Courtesy E!)

Scoop: Video reveals Kardashian robbers’ getaway in Paris

New details in the widely reported Kim Kardashian robbery in Paris: France’s…

 

Toni Braxton was hospitalized, but plans to go on with her concert tour, slated to open Oct. 8 in Oakland. (Courtesy photo0

Scoop: Toni Braxton resting after lupus treatment, tour plans on

“Unbreak My Heart” singing great Toni Braxton is supposed to begin her…

 

Clement Sordet wears a cap that has “Pray for Nice” written by hand on it during the second round of the British Open last week. France was ravaged by its third attack in two years when a large white truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks days before. (Ben Curtis/AP)

Amidst global turmoil, sports trudge forward in Europe

PARIS — Unable to find Giants or Athletics results in L’Equipe, the…

Clement Sordet wears a cap that has “Pray for Nice” written by hand on it during the second round of the British Open last week. France was ravaged by its third attack in two years when a large white truck mowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks days before. (Ben Curtis/AP)
Benjamin Clementine, whose debut album won the Mercury Prize, plays the Great American Music Hall. (Courtesy photo)

Benjamin Clementine learned from making music in the streets

British-born troubadour Benjamin Clementine soared to career heights when his eclectic jazzy…

Benjamin Clementine, whose debut album won the Mercury Prize, plays the Great American Music Hall. (Courtesy photo)
French police officers on Tuesday block the road leading to a crime scene the day after a knife-wielding attacker stabbed to death a senior police officer and his female companion Monday evening in Magnanville, west of Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

France stabbing suspect: ‘I just killed a police officer’

PARIS — In a video released by the Islamic State group and…

French police officers on Tuesday block the road leading to a crime scene the day after a knife-wielding attacker stabbed to death a senior police officer and his female companion Monday evening in Magnanville, west of Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
From left, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby and Jesuthasan Anthonythasan play a fake family in “Dheepan.” (Courtesy Sundance Selects)

‘Dheepan’ an inspiring, relevant refugee drama

Although it cheapens its impact by swerving into genre terrain, “Dheepan” --…

From left, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby and Jesuthasan Anthonythasan play a fake family in “Dheepan.” (Courtesy Sundance Selects)
An Egyptian journalist holds a candle and a poster supporting EgyptAir during a candlelight vigil for the victims of EgyptAir flight 804 in front of the Journalists' Syndicate in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Forensic expert suggests explosion downed EgyptAir jet

CAIRO — Body parts recovered from the crash of EgyptAir Flight 804…

An Egyptian journalist holds a candle and a poster supporting EgyptAir during a candlelight vigil for the victims of EgyptAir flight 804 in front of the Journalists' Syndicate in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Bishop Daniel, deputy priest of Al-Boutrossiya Church, swings an incense burner during prayers for the departed, remembering the victims of Thursday's crash of EgyptAir flight 804, at Al-Boutrossiya Church, the main Coptic Cathedral complex, in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Egypt sends submarine to hunt for crashed jet’s black boxes

CAIRO — Egypt sent a submarine Sunday to join the hunt for…

Bishop Daniel, deputy priest of Al-Boutrossiya Church, swings an incense burner during prayers for the departed, remembering the victims of Thursday's crash of EgyptAir flight 804, at Al-Boutrossiya Church, the main Coptic Cathedral complex, in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
This August 21, 2015 photo shows an EgyptAir Airbus A320 with the registration SU-GCC taking off from Vienna International Airport, Austria. Egyptian aviation officials said on Thursday May 19, 2016 that an EgyptAir plane with the registration SU-GCC, traveling from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew on board has crashed off the Greek island of Karpathos. Meanwhile, Egypt's chief prosecutor Nabil Sadek says he has ordered an "urgent investigation" into crash. Sadek instructed the National Security Prosecutor to open an "extensive investigation" in the incident. (AP Photo/Thomas Ranner)

Egyptian plane with 66 aboard crashes; terrorism suspected

CAIRO — An EgyptAir jetliner bound from Paris to Cairo with 66…

This August 21, 2015 photo shows an EgyptAir Airbus A320 with the registration SU-GCC taking off from Vienna International Airport, Austria. Egyptian aviation officials said on Thursday May 19, 2016 that an EgyptAir plane with the registration SU-GCC, traveling from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew on board has crashed off the Greek island of Karpathos. Meanwhile, Egypt's chief prosecutor Nabil Sadek says he has ordered an "urgent investigation" into crash. Sadek instructed the National Security Prosecutor to open an "extensive investigation" in the incident. (AP Photo/Thomas Ranner)
This file image taken from video and first released on April 13 shows Salah Abdeslam, left, the fugitive from the Nov. 13 Paris attacks whose capture appears to have precipitated the March 22 bombing in Brussels. (TVbrussels via AP)

Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam extradited, charged in France

PARIS — The lone known surviving suspect in the Paris attacks was…

This file image taken from video and first released on April 13 shows Salah Abdeslam, left, the fugitive from the Nov. 13 Paris attacks whose capture appears to have precipitated the March 22 bombing in Brussels. (TVbrussels via AP)
In this Belgian Federal Police hand out picture made available Thursday April 7, 2016 the third suspect, of the recent attack on Brussels airport is shown, indicated in box, during his escape from the airport after the blasts. (Belgian Federal Police via AP)

Paris-Brussels attacks network a ‘supercell’ of extremism

PARIS — The number of people linked to the Islamic State network…

In this Belgian Federal Police hand out picture made available Thursday April 7, 2016 the third suspect, of the recent attack on Brussels airport is shown, indicated in box, during his escape from the airport after the blasts. (Belgian Federal Police via AP)
In this April 4, 2016 file photo, a marquee on a building in Panama City, Panama, lists the Mossack Fonseca law firm, one of the leaders in setting up offshore bank accounts for the rich and powerful. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco, File)

Reports: Panama firm usurped name of Red Cross to hide money

PARIS — The law firm at the center of the Panama offshore…

In this April 4, 2016 file photo, a marquee on a building in Panama City, Panama, lists the Mossack Fonseca law firm, one of the leaders in setting up offshore bank accounts for the rich and powerful. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco, File)
A police officer opens the way to the funeral van carrying the dead body of the attacker after officers shot and killed a man in Paris, Thursday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Paris attackers committed atrocities before Nov. 13 attack

PARIS — New video released by the Islamic State group shows the…

A police officer opens the way to the funeral van carrying the dead body of the attacker after officers shot and killed a man in Paris, Thursday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Police officers secure the area after a fatal shooting took place at a police station in Paris, Thursday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Man in fake explosives vest killed amid high Paris tension

PARIS — A man wearing a fake explosives vest and wielding a…

Police officers secure the area after a fatal shooting took place at a police station in Paris, Thursday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Rancid appears in the first of two beginning-of-the-year concerts. (Courtesy Hell-cat Records)

Jan. 1-2: Rancid, Polar Bear Ice Skate, Dumpstaphunk, Cantor Arts Center, Paris, Jamie Kennedy

FRIDAY, JAN. 1 Rancid: To celebrate the album’s 20th anniversary, the East…

Rancid appears in the first of two beginning-of-the-year concerts. (Courtesy Hell-cat Records)
President Barack Obama speaks about the Paris climate agreement from the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

In climate deal, Obama sees legacy he hopes won’t be undone

WASHINGTON — For President Barack Obama, many of his victories have been…

President Barack Obama speaks about the Paris climate agreement from the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Commuters wear masks for protection against the pollution inside a bus on a polluted day in Beijing on Sunday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China’s efforts on climate deal partly due to its pollution

BEIJING — China's push for a global climate pact was due in…

Commuters wear masks for protection against the pollution inside a bus on a polluted day in Beijing on Sunday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A soldier patrols outside Rome's Termini main train station Monday. Italy and the Vatican beefed up security with some 700 soldiers deployed following the Paris attacks and before Pope Francis' big Jubilee Year starting Dec. 8. (Angelo Carconi/ANSA via AP)

Suicide vest found in Paris raises possible link to suspect

PARIS — A street cleaner on Monday found an explosive vest similar…

A soldier patrols outside Rome's Termini main train station Monday. Italy and the Vatican beefed up security with some 700 soldiers deployed following the Paris attacks and before Pope Francis' big Jubilee Year starting Dec. 8. (Angelo Carconi/ANSA via AP)
A woman holds a flower during a rally outside the Stade de France stadium, in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. (Thibault Camus/AP)

After attacks, many Parisians embrace food, wine and friends

PARIS — In France, a glass of wine is many things: one…

A woman holds a flower during a rally outside the Stade de France stadium, in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. (Thibault Camus/AP)